Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 80

Devanagari script

सुधाघटकरश्चाहं तद्वंशपरिषेककृत् । तं दृष्ट्वा वृषरुद्रं वै पूजयित्वा तु भक्तितः

Transliteration

sudhāghaṭakaraścāhaṃ tadvaṃśapariṣekakṛt | taṃ dṛṣṭvā vṛṣarudraṃ vai pūjayitvā tu bhaktitaḥ

Translation

‘I too bear a pot of amṛta (nectar), performing consecration for that lineage. Having seen that Vṛṣa‑Rudra, and having worshipped him with devotion,’

Word by Word

• sudhāghaṭakaraḥ: maker of the nectar-pot
• sudhāghaṭakaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sudhā (प्रातिपदिक) + ghaṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + kara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; ‘सुधायाः घटं करोति’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कर्तृवाचक)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपातः

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• tadvaṃśapariṣekakṛt: performer of the consecration of that lineage
• tadvaṃśapariṣekakṛt: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम) + vaṃśa (प्रातिपदिक) + pariṣeka (प्रातिपदिक) + kṛt (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; ‘तस्य वंशस्य परिषेकं करोति’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः; कृत्-प्रत्ययान्त (agent noun)

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु) → dṛṣṭvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्तः (gerund), ‘दृश्’ धातोः; पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया

• vṛṣarudram: Bull-Rudra (Rudra in bull-form)
• vṛṣarudram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; कर्मधारयः—‘वृषरूपः रुद्रः’

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-निपातः (emphatic particle)

• pūjayitvā: having worshipped
• pūjayitvā: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु) → pūjayitvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्तः (gerund), ‘पूज्’ धातोः; पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया

• tu: then / indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-निपातः (particle: but/indeed)

• bhaktitaḥ: out of devotion / with devotion
• bhaktitaḥ: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः, पञ्चमी (5th case), एकवचनम्; हेतौ पञ्चमी (ablative of cause/manner)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced; quoted speech of the described being implied)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vṛṣa-Rudra (Rudra-sthāna)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Kumbhaja (Agastya)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee approaches Vṛṣa-Rudra; a divine attendant/guardian holds an amṛta pot, pouring consecrating streams; the shrine glows with lamps as offerings are arranged.

Characters & Entities

• Vṛṣa-Rudra
• Sudhā (amṛta)
• Ghaṭa (pot)
• Kāśī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional worship in Kāśī aligns one with consecrating grace (amṛta symbolism) and the protective power of Rudra.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse continues the Kāśī circuit describing Vṛṣa‑Rudra’s presence and the devotional approach to him.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Darśana (seeing) and then pūjā (worship) of Vṛṣa‑Rudra with bhakti (devotion).